A Tribe Called Quest

Released: October 27, 2016

Songwriter: Q-Tip

10•27‌•2016
TO ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE WORLDWIDE!

We hope this letter finds you & yours safe and without a scratch!

Last year this time myself, Jarobi, Ali and PHIFE had the extreme pleasure of performing on the Tonight Show©. It was our 1st T.V. performance in 18 yrs

The energy for us that night was one that we hadn't experienced on stage together in some time!

It was also the night of the
PARIS BOMBING....
November 13th...Friday...
A unseasonably warm night in NYC...

As we left 30 ROCK I felt the need, we all did, to get back to the Studio and start that Cookup!!
SO WE GOT TO IT

It was coming together nicely and as you may know we lost our BROTHER may GOD REST HIS SOUL on March 22nd

But he left us with the BluePrint of what we had to do

So collected ourselves and along tribesman, BUSTA and CONS...we completed what will be, obviously the final
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST ALBUM!

No this isn't filled with old Phife Bars.. This is that Pure, unstepped on Pure!!
And on November 11th, 2016
We will complete our Paths of Rhythm.. Join Us!!

PEACE!! Q-Tip

Original Letter

A Tribe Called Quest is to Hip Hop what Pink Floyd is to Rock ‘n’ Roll. With humble beginnings in Queens, New York, the group blossomed from the friendship of Jonathan Davis (Q-Tip) and Malik Taylor (Phife Dawg). Along with acts like Jungle Brothers and De La Soul—their comrades in the Native Tongues rap collective—they vitalized East Coast Hip Hop, setting the stage for the rise of mainstream and alternative hip hop alike.

Their style, a synthesis of avant-garde production and authentic lyricism, paved the way for the conscious and jazz rap movements. Alongside other upbeat artists like Digable Planets, Us3, and Guru, ATCQ opened up the world of afrocentrism to a wider audience.

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